French soldiers accuse government of trying to 'silence' warnings of civil war
Source: The Guardan
Serving members of the French military have fired a second salvo at Emmanuel Macrons government in an open letter accusing it of cowardice, deceit, perversion, just weeks after a first letter said the country was heading for civil war.
Like the first letter, it appears in the rightwing magazine Valeurs Actuelles. It was reportedly signed anonymously by active military personnel and is appended with a petition on the magazines website for others to sign.
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Signed by a number of retired generals as well as at least 18 serving soldiers, including four officers, the initial letter warned of the disintegration of France evoking what it called the perils of Islamic extremist and the hordes from the banlieue.
It also accused anti-racism groups of creating hatred between communities and cautioned that lax government policies could spark chaos requiring military action to protect our civilisational values.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/10/french-soldiers-accuse-government-of-trying-to-silence-warnings-of-civil-war
Probatim
(2,457 posts)Hot on the heels of Brexit and helping with the Big Lie, he's tearing France apart.
Percy
(721 posts)Crowman2009
(2,478 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,435 posts)Who knows if the letter was even written by active service officers.
Nonetheless, the letter is threatening sedition and treason, and that itself warrants the French government to raid the RW rag to determine if there is any truth to the letter and root out any traitors,, or if the paper is just trying to incite insurrection.
rpannier
(24,304 posts)From the article talking about criticism of the ragazine across French political spectrum
"A similar refrain came from politicians from multiple parties, including the treasurer of Marine Le Pens far-right National Rally party."